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Paddock Lake is a small town of 2,947 people in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. It's about 12 miles from Kenosha, WI and 35 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,947people
$256kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 974 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Kenosha, WI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (798 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MKE airport
- 28 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 630 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 856 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 275 bars within 25 mi
- 201 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kenosha County: R+6 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk